Oh my, now David is 'enabling' my soft spot for these Bugattis! Very tempting photos, really liking the Atalante Coupe! I can remember this being modeled in super detail by Pocher when I received my first 1:43s about 30 years ago. As a 10 year old kid, that model and it's price were from another planet! I suppose the car still is?

Maybe I can have some pre-war cars if I have super tight restraints? Maybe just one brand? Or maybe one year? One color? Oh I am in deep

Seriously though, the Ixo Museum pieces appear to be far better than their list price would suggest! In fact, I think Replicarz in the US had a bunch of these on sale a few months back, can anyone confirm? If so, I'm kicking myself about now! The Brumm versions look nice too! I only have 2 Brumms right now, a Charles De Gaulle Citroen DS and a Mercedes-Benz Pope Limousine (don't know which on at the moment?)

Yes BB, those Bugattis are all quite tempting! And, speaking of temptation, a couple of days ago I read that CMC will soon offer a 1:18 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic coupe. Unfortunately it will cost about $350.00 dollars!

I've bought a few of the Ixo Museum series of models, and I've loved them all! They might not be 100% perfect, but they certainly are way better than my old Solidos, Brumms and Rios! Replicarz has offered many of those models, I've bought a few from them, but apparently they usually sell quite fast. One other option is to look for them on eBay.

BTW, if you like the 57 SC coupe shown above, be careful not to look for it as an "Atalante" coupe, that one is an "Atlantic" coupe.

DeadCanDanceR wrote:Yes BB, those Bugattis are all quite tempting! And, speaking of temptation, a couple of days ago I read that CMC will soon offer a 1:18 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic coupe. Unfortunately it will cost about $350.00 dollars!

I've bought a few of the Ixo Museum series of models, and I've loved them all! They might not be 100% perfect, but they certainly are way better than my old Solidos, Brumms and Rios! Replicarz has offered many of those models, I've bought a few from them, but apparently they usually sell quite fast. One other option is to look for them on eBay.

BTW, if you like the 57 SC coupe shown above, be careful not to look for it as an "Atalante" coupe, that one is an "Atlantic" coupe.

Julio is correct it's Atlantic not Atalante must have been having a senior moment
This is the 57 Atalante. Avoid the Solido model it is dire.

DeadCanDanceR wrote:Yes BB, those Bugattis are all quite tempting! And, speaking of temptation, a couple of days ago I read that CMC will soon offer a 1:18 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic coupe. Unfortunately it will cost about $350.00 dollars!

I've bought a few of the Ixo Museum series of models, and I've loved them all! They might not be 100% perfect, but they certainly are way better than my old Solidos, Brumms and Rios! Replicarz has offered many of those models, I've bought a few from them, but apparently they usually sell quite fast. One other option is to look for them on eBay.

BTW, if you like the 57 SC coupe shown above, be careful not to look for it as an "Atalante" coupe, that one is an "Atlantic" coupe.

Julio is correct it's Atlantic not Atalante must have been having a senior moment
This is the 57 Atalante. Avoid the Solido model it is dire.

David's quite right about the Solido model! Here's a photo of my old Atalante (in a very un-Bugatti-like colour):

DeadCanDanceR wrote:Yes BB, those Bugattis are all quite tempting! And, speaking of temptation, a couple of days ago I read that CMC will soon offer a 1:18 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic coupe. Unfortunately it will cost about $350.00 dollars!

David's quite right about the Solido model! Here's a photo of my old Atalante (in a very un-Bugatti-like colour):

It might just be the kind of model worth modifying...

The only modification that can be made to this model is a swift strong smack with a 5lb. hammmer

The Freccia D'oro was the model that really got me hooked in 1990. I'd dabbled with handbuilts (some Westerns and Brooklins) but with my Christmas bonus burning a hole in my pocket I took a stroll down to St. Martin's Models to see what was available.
This was before the days of Spark, Minichamps, Neo et al and the quality was unbelievable, there was no way I could resist! I still don't think these BBRs have been bettered to this day.